Afflick was appointed an advisor of local authorities School Admission Forum,[12] Kingston's Community and Police Partnership and many other panels.

[citation needed] Alongside many other young people he has been an advocate of social action following his nomination as an ambassador of the Prince of Wales’ charity Step Up To Serve.

[19] Afflick has been outspoken about serious youth violence and gangs in the United Kingdom, campaigning on the issue alongside activists like Jeremiah Emmanuel, the founder of One Big Community.

[20][21] He's been vocal about his support for a public health approach to the knife crime epidemic in the capital calling on politicians to take different steps to address the root causes of inequality.

[25] His joint work with other young activists led to the formation of the UK Parliament Youth Violence Commission where he later gave evidence.

[35][36] During his time within the organisation he campaigned on the importance of Pride and championed the need to elevate black and transgender people within the LGBT community.

[37][38] In March 2021, Afflick revealed he had resigned from his position at Pride in London earlier in the year, citing concerns over the organisation's lack of intersectionality and reluctance to listen to black voices or commit to meaningful anti-racism.

[46] Several leading LGBT+ organisations in the United Kingdom issued statements in support of Afflick, and the other volunteers who resigned including Stonewall, Mermaids and UK Black Pride on Friday 20 March 2021.

[51] Later that day five Directors of Pride in London, including Co-Chairs Michael Salter-Church and Ali Camps stepped down following ‘critical media coverage and feedback'.